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Four parents of children injured in the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School – which resulted in 21 deaths – filed a lawsuit on June 6, seeking more than $1 million in damages against the estate of the gunman. On June 9, the parents of a child killed that day, as well as relatives of a teacher who was […]
Bobbie C. Jessup
Bobbie Craig Jessup died June 7, 2022, at the age of 86. The youngest of five children, Bobbie was born at the ranch home near Barksdale on May 26, 1936, to Joel and Fannie Perkins Craig. She married Lowell Jessup on Dec. 31, 1953. They made their home on the Jessup ranch between Barksdale and Rocksprings, where they created a […]
UCISD PD chief at schools despite threats
Melissa FederspillStaff Writer
Following Pete Arredondo’s assertion to the The Texas Tribune that he has been receiving death threats, Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District did not reply when asked why he was still on district campuses among students and staff as summer school classes are in session. Arredondo, the school district’s police chief, has come under scrutiny for the law enforcement response on […]
Fourth of July golf tourney now a three-man scramble
The playing format for the Uvalde Fourth of July has been changed. Instead of a three-day, match-play event, the tourney now will be a two-day, three-man scramble tournament. Action is set for July 2 and 3 at Uvalde Memorial Golf Course. The change from a match-play tourney to a scramble tourney was recently made by tournament officials. Entry fee for […]
UHS gym opens Tuesday
Uvalde High School’s Harvey Kinchlow Gym will be open for incoming Uvalde seventh-grade up to ninth-grade girls for basketball, beginning on Tuesday afternoon. The gym will be open from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. on June 14 to July 16. There is no cost for girls who wish to partcipate in basketball open gym. Other dates for open gym basketball […]
Six months for answers, says DA
Julye KeebleStaff Writer
Christina Mitchell, 38th Judicial District Attorney, said Friday that she expects the investigation into the May 24 Robb Elementary School shooting to take at least six months, if not longer, to complete. “We’re getting bits and pieces, but getting the whole big picture is going to be a while,” Mitchell said. Investigators have largely stopped providing updates about what happened […]
City Bumpkins: Mental pictures bring sadness, love into focus
Mental pictures often require just as much focus as the prints that adorn our walls and photo albums. Much of what I’ve seen lately with my eyes and heart are out of focus, glimpses of terrified children, parents and first responders. Then there are the memorials, funerals and shots of officials hanging their heads in despair. Although my wife and […]
Soccer camp begins Monday
The three-day Uvalde youth soccer camp will begin tomorrow night at the Uvalde High School soccer complex located just off NorthCamp Street. The camp is open to incoming fourth-grade through ninth-grade boys and girls. Cost for the soccer camp, that will run tomorrow through Wednesday from 6 p.m, to 8 p.m., is $30 per camper. UHS coaches Keith Pendleton and […]
U.S Attorney’s Office warns of imposter scams
The U.S. Attorney’s Office is alerting the public of imposter scams involving individuals claiming to represent the U.S. Attorney’s Office. During these calls, scammers may attempt to collect money in lieu of arrest for a variety of false charges. They may tell victims they can avoid arrest by purchasing a prepaid debt card or gift card and read the card […]
Mothers: Heed this prophetic warning
Kimberly and Felix Rubio delivered on Wednesday a searing prophecy that should be heard by every mother and elected official in the nation. “Somewhere out there, a mom is hearing our testimony and thinking to herself, ‘I can’t even imagine their pain,’ not knowing that our reality will one day be hers, unless we act now.” The words came during […]
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